Garment-stay.



J. R. DEAN.

GARMENT STAY.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.13, 1913.

THE NORRIS PETERS C0,. FHOmLITHQ, WASHINGTON, O. C.

TITTED STATES PATENT UFFTQE.

JOHN R. DEAN, OF NORTH GIRARD, PENNSYLVANIA. ASSIGNOR OF ONE-TT-EIRD TO WALTER KARL DEAN. OF NORTH GIR-ARD. PENNSYLVANIA.

GARMENT-STAY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 15, 191%.

Application filed December 13, 1913. Serial No. 806. 229.

0 all whom Lt may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN R. DEAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at North Girard, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garment-Stays, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garment stays and consists in certain improvements in the construction thereof as will be hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims.

Garment stays have heretofore been made of flat steel, but such stays are not as resilicut as it is desired to have them.

The present invention relates to stays formed of flat metal but in which the resiliency or flexibility is increased by slot-V ting the stay transversely so as to form transverse bars which are so associated as to be subjected to torsional action as the stay is flexed.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings as follows: Figure 1 shows a stay, the stay being provided with fastening studs. Fig. 2 is a similar stay provided with eyelets. Fig. 3 a side elevation of a stay. Fig. it a section on the line 44.- in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 a section on the line 55 in Fig. 2.

The stays have the slots 1 extending transversely and inwardly from the edges. These slots 1 alternate on opposite edges of the stay. Slots 2 are entirely inclosed and are arranged in approximate alinement with the slots 1. A longitudinal connecting bar 3 is formed between the end of the slot 1 and slot 2 and the ends 4 of the slots 2 form an additional longitudinal connecting bar. It will be noted that these slots form the transverse bars 5 and 6 all of which are subjected to torsional strain as the stay is flexed in a flatwise direction.

It is desirable to have these stays of greater stiffness in some parts and it is desirable to accomplish this without sacrificing the flexibility. The stays shown are formed wider at the bottom than the top and the slots are farther apart at the botom than at the top. The result is that the connecting bars 5 and 6 at the bottom are wider or contain more metal than the same bar nearer the top. Consequently the stay is stifier at the bottom than at the top. On the other hand, these transverse bars 5 and 6 are longer at the bottom than at the top so that with a given flexure of the stay they are subjected to less torsional strain than the shorter portion at the top so that the flexibility of the stay is maintained by these longer bars and at the same time the stay is given greater stiffness. It is desirable also to give to certain parts of the stay greater flexibility than to other parts and this may be accomlished by corrugating the stay transversely as shown in Fig. 3. The effect of this is to contract the stay so'that there will be a greater number of transverse bars in a given length of stay. The result is that each bar is subjected to less torsional action with a given flexure of the stay than in those portions of the stay which are not corrugated.

The studs 7 are secured to plates 8 which are U-shaped, the arms of the U extending through the inclosed slots 2 and being bent over so as to secure them in place in said slots as clearly shown in Fig. i. The eyelets 9 have the shanks 10 which are formed similar to the plates 8 and are secured in a manner similar to the plates 8 as clearly shown in Fig. 5.

hat I claim as new is 1. A garment stay formed of fiat resilient metal and having slots extending through said metal and transversely of said stay, some of said slots extending inwardly from the edge of the stay and others of said slots being entirely inclosed, said slots entirely in closed being in transverse alinenient with slots extending to the edge, the metal at the ends of the slots forming longitudinal connecting bars, said slots being associated to form transverse bars subjected to torsional action as the stay is flexed.

2. A garment stay formed of flat resilient metal and having slots extending through said metal and transversely of saidstay, some of said slots extending inwardly from the edge of the stay and others of said slots being entirely inclosed, said slots entirely inclosed being in transverse alinement with the slots extending to the edge and the slots extending to the edge alternating on opposite sides of the stay, the metal at the ends of the slots forming longitudinal connecting bars, said slots being associated to form transverse bars subjected to torsional action as the stay is flexed.

3. A garment stay formed of flat resilient metal and having slots extending through said metal and transversely of said stay, some of said slots extending inwardly from the edge of the stay and others of said slots being entirely inclosed, said slots entirely inclosed being in transverse alinement with slots extending to the edge, the metal at the ends of the slots forming longitudinal connecting bars, said bars being associated to form transverse bars subjected to torsional 10 action as the stay is flexed, said stay being corrugated transversely to increase the number of transverse bars in a given length of stay.

a. A garment stay formed of flat resilient metal and having slots extending through the metal and transversely of the stay, some of said slots extending to the edge of the stay and others being entirely inclosed, said slots being associated to form transverse bars of the metal of the stay subjected, to torsional action as the stay is flexed, said stay being corrugated transversely to increase the number of transverse bars in a given length of stay.

5. A garment stay formed of fiat resilient metal and having slots extending through the metal and transversely of the stay, some of said slots extending to the edge of the stay and others being entirely inclosed, said slots being associated to form transverse bars of the metal of the stay subjected to torsional action as the stay is flexed, the slots being spaced difierent distances apart in difi'erent portions of the stay to vary the stillness of portions of the stay.

6. A garment stay formed of fiat resilient metal and having slots extending through the metal and transversely of the stay, some of said slots extending to the edge of the stay and others being entirely inclosed, said 40 slots being associated to form transverse bars of the metal of the stay subjected to torsional action as the stay is flexed, said stay being of varying widths'and having the slots in the wider portions spaced a greater distance apart to vary the stiffness of the stay.

7. A garment stay formed of fiat resilient metal and having slots extending through the metal and transversely of the stay, some of said slots extending to the edge of the stay and others being entirely inclosed, said slots being associated to form transverse bars of the metal of the stay subjected to torsional action as the stay is flexed; and fastening devices secured by portions ex tending through the inclosed slots.

8. A garment stay formed of flat resilient metal and having slots extending through said metal and transversely of said stay, some of said slots extending inwardly from the edge of the stay and others of said slots being entirely inclosed, said slots-entirely inclosed being in transverse alinement with slots extending to the edge, the metal at theends of the slots forming longitudinal connecting bars, said slots being associated to form transverse bars subjected to torsional action as the stay is flexed; and fastening devices secured by portions extending through the inclosed slots.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN It. DEAN. Witnesses J. M. TAGGART, NANCY F. TAGGART.

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